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England coach Eddie Jones says he is prepared for Wales to try something different on Sunday – by playing ‘picnic rugby’.

The former Japan boss believes Wales offer a similar template to Australia in terms of their defensive organisation, but attacking-wise the Wallabies pose more of a threat.

Jones says Wales’ focus is on gain-line supremacy...unless they have something up their sleeves for Twickenham.

Asked if he was preparing a game-plan to beat Australia or Wales this week, Jones replied: “Wales and Australia defend reasonably similar – so definitely attack-wise.

“Defence-wise will be completely different because Wales don’t attack like Australia.

“Look at the Australia squad – it’s athletic, nice balance of pace, power and skill. Different attack to Wales who are more gainline-focused, more big guys running with the ball, though they might pull something out of the hat on Sunday, they might play a bit side to side, something might get in their minds and they might play a bit of picnic rugby.

“Games at this time of year, traditionally, are open games with a lot of points scored – so maybe Wales will come out and throw it around.”

Jones has named one uncapped player to face Wales in Northampton flanker Teimana Harrison, and he insists the man recommended to him by captain Dylan Hartley will let nobody down and has a chance of going on the tour to Australia.

He said: “Everyone has a genuine chance. The 32 going on tour have a genuine chance. The exciting thing about playing on Sunday is it is four v five in the world, 80,000 people are going to be there so it is a serious game of rugby.

“Harrison is a kid from a poor family in NZ – Rotorua. He came to England with nothing, got a run in the academy at Northampton, was playing for £6k a year, fought his way up in the senior squad and now he’s got an opportunity to play for England.

“He’s a streetfighter. Rugby is the most physical game in the world and there’s no debating that.

“You need guys who are prepared to put their bodies on the line and be physically aggressive.

“You’ve seen Cheika’s comments about the Australia team - all he wants are physical, aggressive players.

“Warren Gatland has dominated Europe by picking the most physical, aggressive players he can find.

“Harrison's made the decision he wants to make England his home.

“We have the opportunity for young guys who haven’t played much Test rugby to step up and start.

“It’s an opportunity for us firstly to win a Test against Wales but then to expand the depth in the squad.

“Then we go to Australia. There’s never been three-Test series there. It’s a great learning experience for us.

“The big unknown is we have 11 players playing in finals tomorrow.

“We don’t know physically what shape they are going to come in, psychologically what condition they are going to come in. So these guys on Sunday have got a fantastic opportunity to put their foot forward for the first Test.”

Jones was quizzed on whether he thought Wales players had learned what went wrong in the disastrous first half hour against Wales in the Six Nations. His reply was typically blunt.

“It is not my job to explain it to them. They can explain it to themselves,” he said.

“Wales have a great record in European rugby and I am sure they will work it out. They have the best coach in European rugby so I am sure they can work it out.”

And Jones reiterated his belief that Wales are favourites to win, despite being the away side at Twickenham.

He added: “You’d think, if you were a betting man, if you put the two teams on paper, they have got as close as their best team as they can at this stage of the year and we are missing potentially 10 or 11 players so who is going to be favourite?